Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 2 - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: 11

2-11 . Labyrinth of Demon (4)

Satou's here . Labyrinth from classic series usually has treasures, monsters and mysterious traps .

While the danger is immense, the returns you got from easy level up are also huge, these can be said to be the real thrill of the labyrinth .

A party consisting only of warriors sure have pretty bad balance isn't it?

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After two more rest along the way, we're finally around 80% of the way out of the labyrinth .

Since the rest before the last one, we haven't seen any more victim's corpses .

Pochi and Tama's equipment have changed to the ornamental short swords . That's the extent of the equipment change, but the three people are now level 13 . It seems that their stats are about 3 level higher than the average human kin .

Pochi has [Enemy Search], [Throwing], [Dismantling], and [Short Sword] skills, Tama has [Dismantling],[Collecting] and [Short Sword], Liza has [Cooking],[Dismantling], [Spear] and [Thrusting] skills .

It can be said that their strengths are now world apart from when I first meet them .

If the enemy has no abnormal status attacks then even if it's level 20, the three can handle it . Although it could be dangerous to fight several enemies of the same level since there are no shield users . . .

"That wall~ is strange?"

Tama senses a strange sensation from the wall inside the room .

When I stare at it, I found a [Hidden Door] . Checking the map, there's certainly a passage behind .

However . . .

I change the map view point to bird's eye .

About 5 meter from this room, there's a perpendicular shape with 100 meter diameter right below . A pit, or rather, since it's 3 meter depth, a pitfall trap?

I warn Tama and co not to get close to it .

There's a crossroad after this, beyond that, there seem to be a room with 3 survivors inside . Since they've been resting for 1 hour, it's probably a safe zone there .

Although there are only 5 room left before the exit, because they don't have a map, it can't be helped .

"Everyone, stop!"

The radar indicate a red dot indicating enemy approaching with great speed . Since it's only 1 enemy, I wonder if it's attacking the room earlier?

While falling back I check the enemy's info .

Undead Beast, undead kin, 5 meter length, 2 meter height . The bite can paralyze, attack include the claws . Very agile . Weakness: Holy element .

"Level is . . . 40 you say?"

The labyrinth's sweeper huh . . .

It really does feel like the game of old . An abnormally strong enemy will appear to kill the player who's running out of time .

Before we come into contact with the enemy, we get back to the room .

I evacuate Pochi, Tama and Liza to the corner of the room . As expected, the enemy is dangerous . If they're careless, a single blow could kill them .

The enemy casually appear from the passage . Exerting force only when it's necessary huh . . .

It's a jet black panther-like beast with a red horn on its forehead .

The Undead Beast disappear from views!

I hurriedly look at the radar, but its position hasn't changed . . .

The enemy attacks from above!

It jumps and kicks the ceiling to plunge its body!

Behind my back, I feel that the floor below cracks .

To be so quick even though it's an undead . . . If it begin to jump around the three beastkin girls could be in danger .

Fighting it frontally is no good .

Seemingly to harass me, the undead beast opens its jaw before starting its bite attack leaving its open .

I overhead throw it to the wall .

The Undead Beast lands on the wall,

I put power in my foot and attack,

. . . It then breaks through the wall and fall (to the pit) . Amen~ .

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Now then, why don't we join with the survivors?

Beyond the crossroads, the floor is plastered with sticky white threads .

"Stickystick~"

"My feet is sticky~ no desu . "

"I wonder if it's spider's silks?"

Tama and Pochi clear it with short swords .

In the room, there are 7 cocoons . The 3 survivors are among them . We should rescue them while the spider is gone .

When the person inside the cocoon realize that we are closing they begin to wriggle .

Just in case, I check the contents inside before we help them .

Nidoren . Slave trader, 40 years old, level 11, [Negotiation], [Torture], and [Arithmetic] skills .

Viscount Jin Belton . Noble, 33 years old, level 15, [Fire Magic], [Flame Magic], and [Social] skills .

Viscount's daughter Tana Belton . Noble, 14 years old, level 3, [Social],[Etiquette] skills .

The viscount is a good potential force .

Even so, why was a noble in that square?

We're splitting the work to save them .

I handle the viscount, Liza the daughter, Pochi and Tama are responsible for the trader .

Halfway through the rescuing, a spider coming from below are perceived by the radar . Just like with the undead beast earlier, there seems to be a pit here too .

"It's the enemy! Pochi, Tama, Liza, stop the rescue for the moment and prepare to intercept!"

The beastkin girls ready their weapon for interception .

After series of battles, these cooperations are to be expected .

Fortunately the victim's mouths are clogged up, a blessing in disguise . No noisy things are good .

A spider is crawling out from the hole on the floor .

First I hit its head with stones to deprive its consciousness . Then Liza skewers its head with her spear, while Pochi and Tama slice the joint of its body .

I thought it'd die with the first attack but . . . To not die even after its head has been pierced, truly a monster .

Liza receives the overhead sweep of the spider's leg, Pochi and Tama slice and dice with the short swords during that gap, shaving off the spider's health .

Since it seems that it would take some time, I throw a pebble in secret to give the finishing blow .

I leave the magic core recovery to Tama, and get back to rescuing with other members .

"I'm saved . I come from the the distinguished family of the founder Yamato-sama, the current head of Belton Viscount, Viscount Jin Belton . Expect rewards after we get out of here!"

"Thank you very much, Viscount-sama . I'm Satou, a merchant . "

Just as we finished introductions, the viscount's saving is finished . The viscount goes to her daughter's place, takes the knife from Liza and continues the rescue by himself .

Is it because he doesn't want demi-human to touch her daughter, or because he's thinking of saving her himself .

"Thank you for saving me, I'm Nidoren, a merchant . I'd be disliked by the girls, since I deal with slaves trading . "

"I'm a fledgling merchant, Satou . "

"A merchant . . . is it? I thought that you're surely an adventurer . "

While listening to Nidoren-shi, I present him cold waters .

"Do you know about adventurers?"

"Yes . . . ah! It's explorers in Shiga kingdom isn't it . Killing demon in the labyrinth, salvaging magic cores and treasures, it's a high risk high return job . "

Tama returns with the magic core and I receive it .

"Putting aside the size of the magic core here, probably because the labyrinth is young, its purity is low . "

According to Nidoren-shi, refined magic cores are used in the creation of magic tools, and the higher the purity the more efficient its magic operation is resulting in more advanced magic tools creation .

"Still, it was a brilliant cooperation, the training was certainly long isn't it? Such good slaves can easily fetch 20 gold coin each . I'd love to deal with you even once . "

It seems to be better to not tell him that they're not officially my slaves . Since it looks it'd just come back at me .

I'm leaving mementos recoveries from the cocoons to the beastkin girls .

I pass foods to

viscount Belton and Nidoren . Of course, it's not the frog meats . The viscount heartily eats even while complaining the poor foods . The viscount's daughter only eats the cheese, and sips the water . Surely, she's exhausted .

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3 room left before the exit . The viscount has been shouldering the viscount's daughter this whole time . Should I carry her in my back? I suggested that, but it was rejected .

The problem is the next room . Like a dungeon made by a bad GM, located in unavoidable position is a monster house .

Leading the pack is a level 35 demon, then level 30 Skeleton Knight, Skeleton Deathschyte and Skeleton Warrior . The others are level 10-15 regular Skeleton Soldier .

Should I job change to masked hero?

Checking on the map, the handsome middle-aged priest is 10 rooms apart from here . I intended to join up with him, but the viscount's daughter exhaustion is extreme . Furthermore, each room is inhabited by 3 monsters from undead type . If we are to join up then the breakthrough would probably requires 2-3 hours .

If we manage to breakthrough the next room then the next after would be a vacant room with no enemy but . . .

Liza and Tama who were sent for scouting come back .

"Lots of bones~"

"Something spherical with wings is flying in the room . The others are approximately 20 skeleton monster . I think it's better to search for a detour . . . "

It's a sound assessment, but the exit is just ahead~

Well then, it's time to exhibit my special deception skill! . . . orz .